What will I need? 1 wreath, 1 metre of twine, at least 3 components (things work better in threes!) and something a little extra special. I bought everything from Alexandra Palace Garden Centre. Choose your first component and start to place them around where you would like them to sit in your wreath, once your …
Create your own planter with Annie Sloan Paints & Techniques In this introductory workshop, you will learn the techniques to take your upcycling to the next level. Using Annie Sloan’s legendary Chalk Paint® you will create your own bespoke design planter, during the class we’ll help you create different looks and find your own unique …
How could we possibly pick a favourite from Annie Sloan’s fantastic Chalk Paint®? Here Lisa does the hard work and picks some of her favourites. From Lisa: After picking my top FIVE colours, I notice that there are a lot of blues – not surprising if you’ve seen photos of my house! But I also …
There are so many reasons to love up-cycling. (Read about Lisa’s up-cycling journey here) The before and after of Lisa’s much loved shoe cupboard using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® Scroll down to watch the video! Taking something old, unloved and, sometimes, just plain ugly, and turning it into something beautiful and unique is just incredibly satisfying. …
At Lisa Comfort Home, we love an upcycling project! This is why we are so excited to introduce the launch of Annie Sloan legendary Chalk Paint®. This paint is a dream to work with: no need for sanding or priming, it dries quickly, is super versatile and creates a gorgeous velvety matt finish. To celebrate, …
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I decided to go all bold with our bathroom door! So I painted it yellow an then stencilled it with this amazing Indian inspired stencil. See how I did it below in my step by step video…
Making small changes to my home is something I like doing every so often. They give a room a bit of a facelift and they can add personality to a piece of boring furniture. Here are my favourite projects… Adding wallpaper to the side of our bath panel was one of the first things I …
I think one of the favourite things I have done in our flat is wallpaper the stairs. I can’t remember where I got the inspiration from (probably from stairs where the instep is tiled). It is the most commented on feature in our home and it is so easy to do. You can see my …
